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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities of Mozilla Firefox (less than Firefox 78.5 ESR + CVE-2020-15677) have affected Synthetic Playback Agent 8.1.4.0-8.1.4 IF12 + ICAM2019.3.0 - 2020.2.0

Security Bulletin


Summary

Synthetic Playback Agent has addressed the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2020-15677, CVE-2020-15676, CVE-2020-15678, CVE-2020-15673.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-15677
DESCRIPTION:   Mozilla Firefox could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, using an open redirect vulnerability. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the site displayed in the download file dialog to show the original site.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188619 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2020-15676
DESCRIPTION:   Mozilla Firefox is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input when pasting attacker-controlled data into a contenteditable element. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188620 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2020-15678
DESCRIPTION:   Mozilla Firefox could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a use-after-free vulnerability. An iterator may become invalid when recursing through graphical layers while scrolling. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using unknown attack vectors to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188621 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2020-15673
DESCRIPTION:   Mozilla Firefox could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by memory safety bugs within the browser engine. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using unknown attack vectors to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188616 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
APM AM8.1.4
BAM1.0
APM SaaS8.1.4
APM on-premise8.1.4
ICAM2019.3.0

Remediation/Fixes

Product RemediationFix
APM on-premiseSynthetic Playback Agent 8.1.4 IF13
ICAMICAM 2020.2.3

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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Change History

27 Sep 2020: Initial Publication

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
25 February 2021

UID

ibm16417177